Tag: Taliban
Taliban bombs US convoy in Kabul, casualties uncertain
A car bomb targeting a U.S. convoy exploded in Kabul, the Afghan capital on Friday, wounding four U.S. service members…
U.S. recommends ‘faster progress’ in negotiations with Taliban
The U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad, on Friday said “faster progress’’ is needed in negotiations with the…
Taliban militants attack military base, kill 43 in Afghan
Dozens of Afghan security personnel were killed by Taliban militants who overran a military intelligence base near Kabul, officials have…
‘Little Messi’ and family flee home
The Afgan born Murtaza Ahmadi popularly regarded as ‘little Messi’ and family have been forced to flee their home in southeastern…
Taliban attack kills 11 Security Personnel in Afghanistan
No fewer than 11Security Personnel were killed and 12 others injured after the Taliban insurgents attacked a military base in…
Taliban attacks kill 56, injure 379 on Afghan election day
Taliban attacks on the Afghan parliamentary elections left no fewer than 56 civilians dead and 379 wounded, the UN Assistance…
Taliban bomb maker, wife, 2 kids killed in blast
A Taliban bomb maker, his wife and two children were killed as his device exploded prematurely in his home in…
Taliban urges Afghans to boycott parliamentary elections
The Taliban on Monday directed Afghans to boycott upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for Oct. 20, as they ramp up attacks…
U.S. intensifies strikes on Taliban
U.S. has intensified strikes on Taliban after its decision to partake in a settlement meeting in Moscow, Mr Delawar Aimaq,…
Founder of militant Afghan Haqqani network dies after long illness
Jalaluddin Haqqani, founder of the militant Haqqani network, one of the most powerful and feared groups in the Afghan insurgency,…
Taliban militants kidnap dozens of bus passengers in Afghanistan
Taliban insurgents kidnapped dozens of passengers after stopping three buses in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province, a government official said on…
Elections: Pakistan spy agencies warn of extremist groups
Pakistan’s counter-terrorism forces on Wednesday warned that extremist groups are planning to target political leaders and rallies in the run-up…
Taliban assure Afghans of bright future
The Taliban on Wednesday assured Afghans of a bright future, once the “American invaders” had left Afghanistan.
Retaliation! Taliban shuts down 27 schools in northern Afghanistan
Taliban militants in an act of retaliation have closed down 27 primary and secondary schools in the northern province of…
U.S. military strikes Taliban meeting in Afghanistan
U.S. forces in Afghanistan targeted a meeting of Taliban leaders in Musa Qala district of the restive southern Helmand province…
12 police killed in fight with Taliban in Afghanistan
At least 12 police personnel, including two senior officers, were killed in fresh clashes with Taliban militants in eastern Afghanistan’s…
Iran denies helping Taliban in Afghanistan
Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Monday denied allegations that it helps a Taliban push in an Afghan province bordering Iran, local…
Taliban launch fresh attacks on Western Afghanistan city
Hundreds of Taliban fighters again attacked parts of the provincial capital of Farah in Western Afghanistan, officials said on Thursday.
Taliban captures west Afghanistan district
Officials said 15 members of the Afghan security forces were unaccounted for on Monday after Taliban seized control of a…
Taliban Chops Off Thief’s Hand, Foot
Taliban militants punished a man accused of stealing by hacking off one foot and one hand, an official in the…
Taliban Stone Woman To Death
The Taliban on Thursday stoned a woman to death and whipped a man on charges of adultery in Afghanistan’s north-eastern…
Taliban hangs 3 Afghan soldiers, 3 others in Afghanistan
Six men, comprising three Afghan soldiers, two policemen and one civilian, were reportedly hanged by the Taliban in Afghanistan’s remote…
Afghan Taliban fighters attack Kandahar airport, kill 9
At least nine people have been killed in heavy fighting at the airport in the Afghan city of Kandahar, reports…
We shot down US C-130 plane, killed 11, Taliban says
AFP – The Taliban on Friday claimed to have shot down a C-130 military transport plane in eastern Afghanistan, with…
Pope condemns Pakistan church attacks
Pope Francis on Sunday condemned two suicide attacks on churches in Pakistan and accused the world of “seeking to hide”…
Taliban attacks on Pakistan churches kill 14, spark riots
Fourteen people were killed and more than 70 injured when two Taliban suicide bombers attacked churches in Pakistan’s Lahore on…
White House refuses to call Taliban ‘terrorists’
The White House on Thursday declined to describe Afghanistan’s Taliban as a terrorist group, prompting consternation from the right, which…
Children return to Taliban massacre school in Pakistan
Child survivors of Pakistan’s worst ever terrorist attack returned to the school where Taliban militants massacred their classmates Monday, with…
Pakistan offers $100,000 bounty for Taliban leader
The government of Pakistan’s restive Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province Monday announced a bounty worth 10 million rupees (US$100,000) for information leading to…
Militants burn primary schools in Pakistan
Militants set fire to two primary schools in Pakistan’s troubled northwest on Tuesday as authorities extended winter holidays amid threats…